Time went on and everything became a routine, there wasn't much to do in the bunker so Afton was usually just sat in the workshop helping to repair things and recycle ammunition.
Veronica's visits were becoming less and less frequent, Afton had heard rumours that she'd been arguing with the Elder about the Codex and the Brotherhoods core values. He agreed with her for the most part, but you couldn't voice it otherwise you'd likely just get exiled.
The Brotherhood took the Codex very, very seriously. And any who even questions it is outcasted, shamed, and threatened with violence. Without her updates on the outside, it was incredibly boring to just sit here...
He had Melissa and Miles to keep him company some of the time, but they had their own duties and weren't that interesting anyway... The only thing they could do in their past time is to tell jokes, fight, and other equally monotonous things.
This wasn't the life he had been looking forward to when he'd reincarnated... He'd hoped to be like the protagonists in the games, going out there and exploring the wastes. Not trapped in some bunker fearing further NCR retaliation.
The years crawled by and Afton did his best to keep training, despite the poor conditions for it. he was currently sitting on his bed and looking down at his Holotags. Once detailed his age, height, blood type, heritage, etc. While the other detailed in rank in the Brotherhood, he'd been promoted recently, and was no longer just an "Apprentice Knight".
Still, this accomplishment felt like it didn't have any weight to it, he knew he'd eventually be promoted, and that there'd be no chance to get some practical combat experience as almost no one was allowed to leave the bunker...
Sandra Torres had also been made a Knight but was reluctantly stationed in the armoury, this position was the bane to many as you'd literally have to spend most of your days keeping track of paperwork, maintaining equipment, etc.
He'd spent a few nights drinking with her while listening to the woman complain about the position, truly he was happy to not have been considered for it. If he had he might've just tried to escape, taking the Wasteland instead of being trapped behind a cubicle.
The years continued to trundle by, and Afton had found something peculiar... One of the vents in an isolated room had a lot of dust gathering around its blades. For regular fans this wouldn't be a problem, but for a large underground facility like this? It meant something had gone wrong.
He brought his findings to the Elder who immediately ordered the information "top secret
Reviews
All reviews (0)